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Official Site: http://www.angelromero.com/Hailed as the Spanish maestro of the guitar, Angel Romero is known throughout the world as a leading performer of his generation and continues in the tradition of great guitar virtuosos like Segovia. In demand for his extraordinary artistry – both musically and aesthetically – as a guitarist and a conductor, Maestro Romero performs regularly in major cultural centers worldwide, including: London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Munich, Zurich, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. He has appeared as a recitalist and a soloist with such leading orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, the New World Symphony, and the Royal Concertgebouw. Having studied under the baton of Eugene Ormandy, Maestro Romero has conducted major orchestras including the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, with which he has recorded his CD of Vivaldi Concertos as guitarist and conductor. Regardless of his role, his driving intensity and flawless control mark him as a true master of the arts. Born in Malaga, Spain, Angel Romero made his professional debut at the age of 6 and his United States debut at the Hollywood Bowl when he was 16. In 1991, he gave the world premiere performance of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Rincones de España at New York’s Lincoln Center. Maestro Romero has played for numerous world leaders including his global telecast 1992 appearance in the United Nations General Assembly Hall with the National Orchestra of Spain under the baton of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. The performance was by invitation of then Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to promote world peace and to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. In addition, Maestro Romero is notable for his activities in the movie industry. In 1989, he performed the entire score for The Milagro Bean Field War directed by Robert Redford. In 1994, he composed and directed the music score for the Gabriele Retes film Bienvenido-Welcome, which opened at the Muestra del Cine film festival in Guadalajara. For his work on this film, Mr. Romero won the 1995 ARIEL (the Oscar-type Academy Award of Mexico) in the category of music written originally for film. He also performed and recorded the entire score for the film By The Sword composed by Bill Conti, and played a cameo role in the major motion picture Bound by Honor, a Taylor Hackford film. Maestro Romero currently records for Delos International. In the fall of 2001, Delos released Bella, which includes monumental pieces such as Bach's Air on the G String to Romero's own father's Tango Angelita-a composition dedicated to his late mother. Other notable recordings include Angel’s recordings on RCA Victor Red Seal and RCA Victor worldwide. In fall 1995, RCA released a “crossover” recording of flamenco and pop music, featuring the Maestro playing a diverse repertoire spanning works from Pachelbel to Bill Conti. In July 1998, he recorded Vivaldi’s Guitar Concertos with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. This particular recording features Mr. Romero’s world-premiere transcriptions for one guitar. In the fall of 1999, Romero Plays Rodrigo was released featuring works written for and dedicated to Angel Romero through his long and close relationship with the Spanish composer. Other performances by Maestro Romero can be heard on four Telarc recordings and 14 Angel/EMI recordings. Sir Angel Romero biography continued: In 1986, Maestro Romero was given Spain’s Grand Cross of Civil Merit, becoming the youngest such honoree to date. In February 2000 he was presented with the highest honor that the country of Spain has to offer, the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catolica and was knighted Sir Angel Romero in reverence of his astounding musical accomplishments. During the 2003/04 season, Maestro Romero will perform with the San Diego Symphony, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Newton Symphony, Alabama Symphony and the Lancaster Symphony. Recent appearances have included performances with the San Diego Symphony conducted by Jung Ho Pak, Virginia Symphony with Joann Faletta, Flagstaff Symphony with Randall Fleischer, Boulder Philharmonic with Paul Freeman and the Buffalo Philharmonic performing Rodrigo's Concierto Aranjuez and the Vivaldi Double Concerto with conductor/guitarist, Joann Faletta. In addition, he was the featured artist for the New World Symphony’s Grand Opening Gala of the 1999-2000 Season with Michael Tilson Thomas. Starting in 2000, Angel Romero renewed his passion for conducting and received great critical acclaim. In January of 2000, he conducted and performed as guitar soloist on three performances of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra’s series and was featured with the University of Southern California Thornton Chamber Orchestra in a special concert honoring the Romeros. The fall of 2002 brought Angel to Singapore to perform with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, to London to perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as guest conductor and back to San Diego to conduct and perform with the San Diego Symphony. During the spring of 2003, Angel performed as guest conductor and guitarist with the Chicago Sinfonietta- conducting Symphony #36 in C major K.425 (Linz Symphony) – Mozart Symphony#4 Beethoven. In May, he will perform and teach master classes for the first time in Rome. In 1986, Maestro Romero was given Spain’s Grand Cross of Civil Merit, becoming the youngest such honoree to date. In February 2000 he was presented with the highest honor that the country of Spain has to offer, the Grand Cross of Isabel la Catolica and was knighted Sir Angel Romero in reverence of his astounding musical accomplishments. During the Summer and Fall of 2003, Angel Romero will be featured as guest conductor with the San Diego Symphony conducting his family Los Romeros, perform as guest soloist with the Boulder Philharmonic, Newton Symphony, Alabama Symphony and finish the year with a New Years Eve performance as guest conductor with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. |
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